Author Simon Michael was in Hitchin on Saturday to talk about his noir thrillers, the Kray twins and more.
Simon, who lives in Flitwick, appeared at Hitchin Library as part of their Society of Authors series of talks.
Former barrister Simon spoke about his family’s East End history, their connection with the Kray twins, and his eating bacon sandwiches with a convicted murderer in the cells of the Old Bailey. He also read sections from his books – including Corrupted, which came out on Thursday.
In Corrupted, Simon weaves his barrister antihero Charles Holborne into the real-life 1960s scandal surrounding alleged gay sex parties involving the Krays, Tory peer Lord Boothby and Labour MP Tom Driberg.
Simon, whose work was published here and in the US in the 1980s, returned to writing after retiring from the law after 37 years in 2016.
After the Hitchin talk he said he had “had a blast” with a “lovely, literate and well-informed audience”.
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